MALIBU, Calif. | Alabama State hits the road for a pair of games on the West Coast this week beginning with Pepperdine on Saturday afternoon.
Alabama State (1-8) looks to end a three-game losing streak when they take on the Waves at Firestone Fieldhouse. The game is scheduled to tip off at 3 pm (PT) and can be seen on the WCC Network.
The Hornets enter the weekend after a loss to Samford at home on Wednesday night, in a game that Alabama State trimmed a 20-point deficit down to seven with just under three minutes to play in the contest before falling 74-64. The game on Saturday begins a six-game road swing for Alabama State who faces No. 4 UCLA on Wednesday night to conclude the West Coast swing.
Gerald Liddell (Cibolo, Texas) leads Alabama State in scoring at 10.6 points per game and shares the team lead in rebounds at 5.1 per game. The junior transfer leads the team with 19 assists, while
Trace Young (Owensboro, Ky.) is averaging 9.3 points per game.
Jordan O'Neal (Mobile, Ala.) is averaging 9.0 points and 5.1 rebounds per game for the Hornets.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: December 11, 2021
Tip: 3 pm (PT)
Site: Malibu, Calif. | Firestone Fieldhouse
Watch Live | WCC Network
Live Stats
Alabama State Game Notes (.pdf)
Pepperdine Game Notes (.pdf)
GAME NOTES
- The games in California are a homecoming of sorts for a pair of coaches on the Alabama State staff as Mo Williams arrived in Montgomery last year from Cal State Northridge, while associate head coach Trey Johnson played the 2011 season for the Los Angeles Lakers.
- It is not only a homecoming for the coaching staff, but for a pair of players as well as Kareem Clark (Sacramento, Calif.) and DJ Jackson (San Bernardino, Calif.) return to their home state for the first time since joining the Hornets last season.
- Juan Reyna (San Antonio, Texas) is perfect from the free throw line this season as he has hit all 15 of his attempts from the charity stripe through the first nine games.
- E.J. Clark (Dallas, Texas) gave Alabama State a spark off the bench against Samford, one of three of players in double figures, as he scored 10 points in the loss.
- Alabama State and Pepperdine have met just one time in school history, in a game played in New Orleans (La.), on December 19, 2012 – a Pepperdine victory. The Hornets have played two other teams from the West Coast Conference – Gonzaga and San Francisco.
- The game with Pepperdine will be the seventh on the road this season for Alabama State, and they are looking to end a 12-game skid on the road dating back to last season.
- The Hornets have started six different lineups this season.
- Alabama State has been successful this season when leading at the break, winning two of the three games they have led at halftime. They are also above .500 in games that they outrebound the opponent, score more points in the paint, and record more points off turnovers.
- Alabama State is ranked in the top 75 in the country in blocked shots per game (61st/4.7), free throw attempts (63rd/178), and total blocks (42nd/42) entering the week.
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